The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-20

o&ehpsNeW York Sun. sshut
ereAin conditions there sre
esmeric, psychological or
licences brought to bear upou
organism With the most *.
startRNa>and inexnlicabla
living has bother reason
myself. I have newer
10 make the sliahtest an.
6kves q understand these
Iam content to believe
LsseeSeskhe medium through
rctaSS9t&ls kind. the most
hing dgSnyktnd 1 have ever read
theSinSallSged fact or acknowl-
bfcd hcti6nAsw was accomplished.
~ was a lieutenant in the Four-
eeeuth United States regular infantry
during the late war. As you NAV
KNOW q great many dashing and am
oataous young soldiers from the Papal
army In komc came over carly in the
war, md through the influence Of
Archbishop Hughes obtained COM
missions in the Union army. One of
these soldiers, by the way, is now the
son-in-law OF james G. Blaine. With
shese' and still not of them, was a
young lrlshman, whom l will call
Larry O'h'ne. That was not his right
name, ana 1T vas years before l learned
What MS name really was. l DO not
give 1t now' for reasons that will pres
ontly oc obvious to you. My
regiment was stationed in the
vicinity OF Havre de Grace
when this young Irishman was assign
80 70 q l!eutenancy in it. I ranked
ihin by one file. There was something
bout the boy-for he wasn't more
than twcnty-that attached mn - hin,
a. onoo II.
""s n~an"sonle' many,
anu every men a soidier. There was
a peculiar reserve about him, and a
melancholy that added ia tbe ,nto,os+
his COMING .volo,, -, -.
ao WIS gov
Jug up " '"ess ae sne timc' ana L ask
ed the young Irishman to mess with
me, and he accented the i,vitat,on.
We WAR. not ,o,o ~ ~.
- ..:.sL Nv. ,Ae s's'
VI 'l'el's' we snared all the comforts
and dsscomforts OF march and bivouac.
While he was courteous and polite to
all onr comrades be ee,dom toiLoa With
.,u ,,.s;d,. 1870
-"-s sos -"seoli' an" even 10 me ne
never spoke himself, except on
are occasions l will mention. It WINS
plain to me that there was q. mvsterv
~ aor,o L;,5 oo,.o.,.s -. ~ -.
"1sn n'in' ou'
: mlgn' nave naa pardona-
olc curiosity to know what it was I
never permitted myself to trespass on
his too apparent desire to have it re-
main a mystery. The young officer
always q plenty of money, which
was by no means q usual thing with
US so,.lels IN tnose lays. he was free
WIN nls. purse. de drank 20
Icuessu OF camp OF the pock-
ees VI ul,.seii or comraaes oy that boon
70 = game OF draw. he
n,oAou' anu his coliecu0n OF meer-
s sVaaan's was a VISION; 1oung Lieut..
" Aane. reservoir. meloncnoiy ana ex-
c~luslves ne was' was Q IN the
Ies.nleaI .rcin Ine colonel GOWN 10 the
'ass plva.e ~ Iae rear ranks.
W '.e VI ewo occasions, When we
were eAPec"ng 70 0e caiied upon to
!oln ~ some nattle ana lay
~ our 'en.' slaoklng ana TAKING ne
saia ~ nne enat !, anytning happened
70 nlll ne wsneeo me 70 De MS execu-
.ol, anu On tnose OCCASIONS as l pe-
l.eve ncw, ne QUIZ nave toid me ms
seory II naa ihd.cateo an
10 nea! ~. put ! away replied 70 INN
~ sriling manner ana laugnea at
.ne u =, :. solu!er nav,ng anytning
Ins'. w you give IN WORK 10
10. Da1 tnis m@eiancnoly increased at
.,lose .i.nes' "nu : *nl sure ne nad a
Pfesentihaen' VI wnaC was coming.
"Weu, we got into active service by
and BY. We were in the thickest Of
the fight at Gaines Mill, and the cool
8 OF that boy officer, with old sol
diers falling around him like dead
leaves, was the marvel of the regi-
ment. Our regiment was with the
Others OF the command that subse-
dueneiy coilected at n about White
YAK swamp, an almloS6 anu confused
mas. .am !. so.a'eIs, SO Ignorant were we